Mom,
Yep I will be out 11 months tomorrow. It does seem like a long time.
But at the same time it's gone by fast. How do I feel about the time.
Well it still seems like I've got a long way to go, but I have been
here for a while. We did have a pretty awesome week this week. Sorry
you have to start working again. Wow everyone is still sleeping in till 10:30. That must
be nice.

That's interesting about Porter. Seems like he has really changed. I'm
sure he will be able to get used to this again in America. And
hopefully be able to gain some of that weight back. He looks very
skinny from the picture you sent me with coach Jackson and Teryn.
That's good Coach is still awkward. There's some things that never
change.

We actually had to move Noahs baptism to Aug 6 because it worked better for
his family. His mom is doing awesome. She has a calling, she is a
family history consultant and is preparing to go to the temple soon.
Mason is doing well. We had a lesson with him and he desires to be
baptized. However Elder Lake and him have gone through this before
with him several times. Because he has flaked out on the times before.
So we are hoping that this is his time. We set a date for the 6th of
August as well. Wow that is awesome that you are getting my missionary set apart
 blessing prepared. I would love to have it. I don't really remember a lot of
what was said. I do remember that he had forgotten my mission in the
blessing and it took a while for him to remember it.

Well those are the words from a missionary that I know in his district
in Montana that Tate is in. I don't know the specifics but that is what he said. I
have learned a lot from my companions. Elder Lake and I are doing
well. He reminds me a lot of Carson. I don't know if he prepared me
for this companionship. Anyways why he reminds me of him is because he
takes FOREVER in the bathroom and also I wait for him a lot to leave
the apartment. I have not met all of our investigators. Some of our
investigators should be dropped honestly. I do like my area it is
really awesome.

The temple is a little less than two hours away from Pottsville. It is
a beautiful temple. On Sunday it will be my first time seeing it with
my own eyes. I'm very excited. I asked president about how often we
will be able to go and he said that he's been thinking about it and
has been talking to president Winn as well. And they don't have all
the details on that finalized yet, but we will be able to go. The plan
right now is that the temple will invite whole zones to do a session
one day. That's all president really told me. I hope I serve close to
it too. Elder Gibbons is serving in the area where the temple is right
now.

Carsons haircut looks nice. Hopefully he will keep it short. And I'm
sure that he is happy about getting his braces off. That's great that
he got paid and is saving for his mission. I'll encourage him to go to
mission prep. Sounds like he is having a good time dating too. He's
been 16 for almost two months now.

Sounds like Lila is becoming a great dancer. I'm excited to see how
good she is when I get home. That's good she is starting to act older.

Sam does sound a lot like me. He sure is a great kid. How come he
doesn't show his teeth when he smiles?

1: The meeting went well he is an awesome man. I'm really excited for him to be
the mission president. I hope to become good friends with him.
2: Yes I've got all of the packages.
3: Yes I will still get my packages at transfers. We are pretty positive that elder
lake will be transferred. So if he gets transferred we will have to go
to Broomall and I will have to go with him and get my new companion.

I did get grandma poem, it's really great.

Love Elder Shumway

Hi Lila. My week was great. Sounds like your becoming quite a dancer. What is finding dory about? Was it pretty funny? 

Love You, Elder Shumway